Artist Talk—Rupy C. Tut
Audiences are invited to an artist talk with Rupy C. Tut (b. 1985, Chandigarh, India), a painter dissecting historical and contemporary displacement narratives around identity, belonging, and gender. Tut migrated from India to the United States at age 12, an experience reflective of her Sikh ancestors, who were repeatedly uprooted and transplanted. A polyglot who speaks English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, and Spanish, Tut often reflects on the psychology of diaspora, confinements of gender, and fears of climate disaster. She is not just an innovative painter, she is also an ambitious mythologist using her mastery of traditional Indian painting to point toward nobler futures.
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ADMISSION
- Attend in person at the Marty Porter Sesnon Art Gallery at UC Santa Cruz.
- FREE and open to the public.
- Accessibility and visitor resources available here online.
PARKING
- Lots 124 & 125 are the closest parking lots to the event.
- Parking is by valid UCSC permit or Aims Mobile Pay (AMP).
- More information provided by UCSC Transportation & Parking Services (TAPS)
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image credit: Rupy C. Tut, Detail of Battle Ready, 2025. Courtesy of the artist and Jessica Silverman, San Francisco.